Skip to main content

STR cleaning & turnover

What do turnovers really cost each month once cleaner, supplies, and laundry are included?

Your numbers

Monthly turnover cost

$2,400

Cost per turnover$240
Annual turnover cost$28,800

Tip. Educational estimate with the assumptions listed on this page. Not tax, legal, or investment advice.

Assumptions

  • Guest-paid cleaning fees may offset the cleaner line. If they do, set cleaner to your net.
  • Owner-hours are not priced unless you put a dollar amount in cleaner.
  • Damage and deep cleans are extra.

Explore the numbers

Examples

Load a scenario, then change one input at a time.

Example 1

Busy 2-bedroom

10 turns at $240 fully loaded.

Monthly turnover cost

$2,400

Example 2

Self-clean priced

Owner labor at $40/hour equivalent.

Monthly turnover cost

$1,280

Example 3

Midterm

One turnover a month.

Monthly turnover cost

$300

What this calculates

Multiply monthly turnovers by cleaner, supplies, and laundry to see the operating cost most STR spreadsheets understate.

How to use it

  1. Count actual turnovers from the last 90 days, not a hope.
  2. If you self-clean, still enter a wage you would pay someone else.
  3. High turnover with thin ADR is how arbitrage dies.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming the cleaning fee is profit.
  • Ignoring laundry on back-to-back nights.
  • Underwriting 15 turnovers at a 2-hour self-clean.

Formula

Monthly cost = turnovers × (cleaner + supplies + laundry).

FAQ

Should the guest cleaning fee be income?

Usually it is an offset to this cost, not extra profit.

How do I estimate turnovers?

Booked nights ÷ average stay length. A 2-night average stay at 60% occupancy is a lot of cleans.

Midterm stays help this number?

Yes. Fewer turnovers is the whole point of the midterm comparison.

Related calculators

The questions people usually ask next.